Zhongli shield bot/support build guide!
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Zhongli is a great unit with one of the best shields in the game and pretty good burst damage. This guide will mainly be for people who purely want to use him for his shield and not his burst damage. Overall, this is a pretty low investment build for Zhongli, so if you don’t feel like putting that much recourses into your Zhongli, this might be a great build for you! If there are any requests for a more damage orientated Zhongli, let me know and i’ll consider making one!
For late game players, tenacity of the millelith is the best set for shield bot/support Zhongli. With the 2 piece giving you more HP and the 4 piece buffing the other members in your team ATK. For main stats (sands, goblet and circlet), you want HP% as your main stat. For substats you’re looking for HP% and ER. The only exception is if you’re using favonious lance as a weapon! Because of it’s passive, you’re also gonna want CRIT Rate on your substats and circlet if you can’t get enough CRIT Rate from your substats alone. I recommend around 50% + CRIT Rate!
For early game players, 4 piece the exile is a great set! With the 4 piece giving energy to your whole team over 6 seconds every time you use Zhongli’s burst.
As for weapons, there are quite some good options. The weapons for shield bot Zhongli are also pretty F2P friendly. Overall, all these weapons are pretty good for shield bot/support Zhongli.
For synergy, i mainly put geo characters, although this doesn’t mean Zhongli is only useful in geo teams! I mainly put geo characters because of the resonance you get when you have two or more geo characters in your team, giving you extra shield strenght and more geo damage. Now, this is not a must! If you’re considering, go for it since its really good.
Zhongli fits in almost any team comp, honestly you can throw him in any team as a shielder and you’ll be completely fine.
Zhongli is a great unit to have if you’re looking for a good shielder. Shield bot/support Zhongli is quite F2P friendly and doesn’t need that much investment for him to do his job.
➤ This is the first build guide i have ever made, any constructive critism is welcome!